noise

lowness is a one man project of seattle’s scott sturgis, inspired by artists as disparate as chrome, neu!, pink floyd, harmonia, black widow, subarachnoid space, psychic ills, amon düül II and indian jewelry, this album can be described as an ambient industrial psychedelic hybrid. Review by Urufixx.

Klang is a weekly radioshow by our friend Seda Nigbolu, that never fails to deliver the goods. Covering every aspect of modern experimentation and noise making like black metal, drone, doom jazz, soundscapes and even minor genres like hauntology, this late hour beast will sear your soul. Start with these three favourites first!

Back from Primavera Sound in Barcelona, it was an amazing experience to say the least. Have some video footage to share once I upload them and will write a short review soon. But first enjoying a bit of solitude and peace of mind. Soundtrack by Expo ’70. Off Black Ohms.

Tipped via tokafi on twitter, here’s a free download compilation for Dragon’s Eye Records’ 4th anniversary. 7 pieces of drone and soundscapes, including our eternal loves Celer, Pierre Gerard, Wyndel Hunt and label boss Yann Novak.

Namedropped Burning Star Core‘s A Curse on the Coast on the Yellow Swans post. Today seems right to post it, ’cause it really feels like a curse on the coast. Off Blood Lightning 2007 on No Fun.

Excellent free sampler from the Weird Forest label, which has the most enviable roster for contemporary experimental / improv soundscapes : Mark McGuire, Sam Goldberg, Yellow Swans, Dead Western, Grouper, Maurizio Bianchi, Ganglians, Dead Raven Choir, Starving Weirdos etc. DON’T MISS.

First heard of Nana April Jun thanks to Observations & Momentum, 2009′s split with Eleh. “The Ontology of Noise” is Christofer Lämgren’s debut on Touch Records.

Tardigrades are polyextremophiles and are able to survive in extreme environments that would kill almost any other animal.